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Highly touted freshman Markus Burton scores 29 to lead Notre Dame's 70-63 win over Niagara

AP
Nov 06, 2023

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Markus Burton scored 29 points in his collegiate debut, Carey Booth added 10 points and nine rebounds, and Notre Dame began a new era with a 70-63 victory over Niagara on Monday night.

The game was tight throughout, then Burton took over in the stretch. His layup gave the Fighting Irish a 53-51 lead with 7 1/2 minutes remaining and began a 5-minute run in which he scored 13 of Notre Dame's 16 points.

The Irish led 68-61 after two free throws from Tae Davis at the 1:30 mark and they closed out the victory in Micah Shrewsberry's first game as head coach, replacing the retired Mike Brey.

Shrewsberry, the former coach at Penn State, brought a Top 25 recruiting class with him. Booth, Logan Imes and Braeden Shrewsberry – all flipped from their Penn State commits - and Burton, last season's Mr. Indiana Basketball, made good on his commitment to Notre Dame.

Ahmad Henderson and Luke Bumbalough each scored 14 points for Niagara. Yaw Obeng-Mensah scored 13.

Niagara took an early 12-2 lead and never trailed in the first half. Notre Dame scored the last four points before halftime to draw within 30-29. The Fighting Irish tied the score at 31 early in the second half and they took their first lead at 41-40 on a 3-pointer by Booth with a little less than 14 minutes remaining.

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1st Half
NIAG
Purple Eagles
30
ND
Fighting Irish
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Harlan Obioha vs. Matt Zona (Purple Eagles gains possession)
19:30		Braeden Shrewsberry shooting foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
19:30	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:30	+1	Ahmad Henderson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
19:18		Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
19:16		Purple Eagles defensive rebound
19:04		Braxton Bayless offensive foul
19:04		Braxton Bayless turnover (offensive foul)
18:49		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point layup
18:47		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
18:30	+3	Ahmad Henderson II makes three point jump shot (Yaw Obeng-Mensah assists)	5-0
18:07	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point jump shot	5-2
17:41	+3	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes three point jump shot (Luke Bumbalough assists)	8-2
17:09		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
17:07		Luke Bumbalough defensive rebound
17:01		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
16:59		Matt Zona defensive rebound
16:52		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
16:50		Luke Bumbalough defensive rebound
16:30		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point jump shot
16:28		Tae Davis defensive rebound
16:12		Tae Davis misses two point layup
16:10		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
15:56		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
15:54		Matt Zona defensive rebound
15:45		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
15:43		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
15:36	+2	Luke Bumbalough makes two point jump shot	10-2
15:17		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
15:15		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
14:59	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point jump shot	12-2
14:34		Harlan Obioha personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
14:34		TV timeout
14:26		Markus Burton offensive foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
14:26		Markus Burton turnover (offensive foul)
14:14		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
14:12		Carey Booth defensive rebound
13:49	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point layup	12-4
13:29		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
13:27		Carey Booth defensive rebound
13:21		Yaw Obeng-Mensah blocks Markus Burton's two point jump shot
13:19		Markus Burton offensive rebound
13:15		Markus Burton turnover (bad pass)
12:58		Luke Bumbalough misses two point layup
12:56		Carey Booth defensive rebound
12:49		Carey Booth misses two point jump shot
12:47		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
12:40	+2	Kwane Marble makes two point layup	14-4
12:22	+2	Carey Booth makes two point dunk (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	14-6
12:04	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point layup	16-6
11:44		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
11:42		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
11:22	+2	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes two point layup	18-6
10:57	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point layup	18-8
10:36		Kwane Marble misses three point jump shot
10:34		Carey Booth defensive rebound
10:25		Ahmad Henderson II personal foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
10:25		TV timeout
10:10	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	18-10
10:10		Quandre Bullock shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
10:10	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-11
9:43		Quandre Bullock misses two point jump shot
9:41		Matt Zona defensive rebound
9:34		Harlan Obioha blocks Markus Burton's two point layup
9:32		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
9:18		Tae Davis personal foul
9:08		Kwane Marble turnover (traveling)
8:53	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot	18-13
8:31		Ahmad Henderson II turnover (bad pass)
8:23	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	18-15
8:00	+2	Harlan Obioha makes two point layup (Yaw Obeng-Mensah assists)	20-15
7:46		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
7:44		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
7:25		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
7:23		Matt Zona defensive rebound
7:11		Harlan Obioha shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
7:11		TV timeout
7:11	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-16
7:11	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-17
6:55		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point alley-oop layup
6:53		Tae Davis defensive rebound
6:30		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
6:28		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
6:27		Tae Davis personal foul (Ahmad Henderson II draws the foul)
6:10		J.R. Konieczny personal foul (Yaw Obeng-Mensah draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-17
6:10		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:10		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
5:50		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
5:48		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
5:44	+2	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes two point dunk (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	23-17
5:32	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	23-19
5:04		Braxton Bayless misses two point layup
5:02		Carey Booth defensive rebound
4:56		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
4:54		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
4:32		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point jump shot
4:30		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Carey Booth makes two point jump shot	23-21
3:54	+3	Aime Rutayisire makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	26-21
3:36	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	26-23
3:20		Julian Roper II personal foul
3:20		TV timeout
3:14	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	28-23
3:01		Yaw Obeng-Mensah personal foul
2:50		Markus Burton turnover (bad pass) (Aime Rutayisire steals)
2:40		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
2:38		Carey Booth defensive rebound
2:25		Braeden Shrewsberry offensive foul
2:25		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (offensive foul)
2:09		Jump ball. Yaw Obeng-Mensah vs. J.R. Konieczny (J.R. Konieczny gains possession)
2:09		Yaw Obeng-Mensah turnover (lost ball) (J.R. Konieczny steals)
1:57	+2	Logan Imes makes two point layup	28-25
1:39		Carey Booth blocks Ahmad Henderson II's two point layup
1:37		Markus Burton defensive rebound
1:27		Julian Roper II turnover (lost ball) (Yaw Obeng-Mensah steals)
1:21	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point layup (Yaw Obeng-Mensah assists)	30-25
1:00	+2	Carey Booth makes two point alley-oop dunk (Markus Burton assists)	30-27
0:49		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
0:39		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
0:37		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
0:29		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:09		Kwane Marble personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-28
0:09	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-29
0:02		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
0:01		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NIAG
Purple Eagles
33
ND
Fighting Irish
41

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point hook shot
19:38		Tae Davis defensive rebound
19:23		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
19:21		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
19:07		Harlan Obioha offensive foul
19:07		Harlan Obioha turnover (offensive foul)
18:38		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
18:36		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
18:20		Tae Davis shooting foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
18:20		Harlan Obioha misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:20	+1	Harlan Obioha makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-29
18:09	+2	Matt Zona makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)	31-31
17:46	+3	Ahmad Henderson II makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	34-31
17:31	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	34-33
17:03		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
17:01		Ahmad Henderson II offensive rebound
16:55	+2	Harlan Obioha makes two point layup (Ahmad Henderson II assists)	36-33
16:43	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point layup (Matt Zona assists)	36-35
16:19	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point jump shot	38-35
16:04		Logan Imes misses three point jump shot
16:02		Ahmad Henderson II defensive rebound
15:55		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point jump shot
15:53		Logan Imes defensive rebound
15:39		Markus Burton misses two point layup
15:37		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
15:33		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
15:31		Braxton Bayless offensive rebound
15:15		Yaw Obeng-Mensah turnover (lost ball) (Logan Imes steals)
15:07		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
15:05		Logan Imes offensive rebound
14:57		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
14:55		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
14:42		Ahmad Henderson II misses three point jump shot
14:40		Markus Burton defensive rebound
14:29	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	38-38
14:19		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
14:19		TV timeout
14:09	+2	Luke Bumbalough makes two point jump shot	40-38
13:45	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Julian Roper II assists)	40-41
13:17		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point hook shot
13:15		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
13:15		TV timeout
12:59		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
12:57		Quandre Bullock defensive rebound
12:43		Braxton Bayless misses three point jump shot
12:41		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
12:22		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
12:20		Julian Roper II offensive rebound
12:16	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point layup	40-43
11:47		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
11:45		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
11:29	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point layup	40-45
11:06		Luke Bumbalough misses two point jump shot
11:04		Carey Booth defensive rebound
10:40		Harlan Obioha shooting foul (Julian Roper II draws the foul)
10:40		TV timeout
10:40	+1	Julian Roper II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-46
10:40		Julian Roper II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:40		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
10:17		Kwane Marble misses two point layup
10:15		Kwane Marble offensive rebound
10:10	+2	Kwane Marble makes two point layup	42-46
9:49	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point jump shot	42-48
9:24	+2	Luke Bumbalough makes two point jump shot	44-48
9:03		Carey Booth misses two point hook shot
9:01		Yaw Obeng-Mensah defensive rebound
8:53		J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Kwane Marble draws the foul)
8:53	+1	Kwane Marble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-48
8:53	+1	Kwane Marble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-48
8:38	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	46-50
8:38		Quandre Bullock shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
8:38	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-51
8:15	+2	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes two point layup (Luke Bumbalough assists)	48-51
8:15		Matt Zona shooting foul (Yaw Obeng-Mensah draws the foul)
8:15		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:15		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
7:56		Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
7:54		Luke Bumbalough defensive rebound
7:48	+3	Luke Bumbalough makes three point jump shot	51-51
7:31		Kwane Marble personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:28	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup (Logan Imes assists)	51-53
7:12	+2	Luke Bumbalough makes two point jump shot	53-53
6:47		Kwane Marble shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
6:47		Carey Booth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:47	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-54
6:36	+3	Luke Bumbalough makes three point jump shot (Yaw Obeng-Mensah assists)	56-54
6:23	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Carey Booth assists)	56-57
5:53		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
5:51		Logan Imes defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	56-59
5:15	+3	Yaw Obeng-Mensah makes three point jump shot (Luke Bumbalough assists)	59-59
4:58	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)	59-61
4:41		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
4:39		Carey Booth defensive rebound
4:33	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	59-63
4:25		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
4:25		TV timeout
4:22		Logan Imes personal foul
4:06	+2	Ahmad Henderson II makes two point layup	61-63
3:41	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	61-65
3:23		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
3:21		Yaw Obeng-Mensah offensive rebound
3:08		Yaw Obeng-Mensah turnover (lost ball) (Tae Davis steals)
2:52		Logan Imes offensive foul
2:52		Logan Imes turnover (offensive foul)
2:37		Harlan Obioha misses two point jump shot
2:35		Matt Zona defensive rebound
2:20		Harlan Obioha shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-66
2:20	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-67
1:53		Yaw Obeng-Mensah misses two point jump shot
1:51		Markus Burton defensive rebound
1:33		Markus Burton misses two point layup
1:31		Tae Davis offensive rebound
1:30		Yaw Obeng-Mensah personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-68
1:30		Tae Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:30		Kwane Marble defensive rebound
1:29		Julian Roper II personal foul (Kwane Marble draws the foul)
1:15		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
1:08		Ahmad Henderson II misses two point layup
1:06		Tae Davis defensive rebound
0:38		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (lost ball) (Luke Bumbalough steals)
0:32		Luke Bumbalough misses three point jump shot
0:30		Purple Eagles offensive rebound
0:29		Official timeout
0:23		Braxton Bayless misses two point layup
0:21		Carey Booth defensive rebound
0:15		Braxton Bayless personal foul (Logan Imes draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Logan Imes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
0:15	+1	Logan Imes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
0:11	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	63-70
0:00		End of period

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Braxton Bayless makes two point layup